James Lester Braziel v. State Tennessee

Represented in his trial by retained counsel who was thereafter appointed by the court to represent him in his appeal, James L. Braziel was convicted of second degree murder upon an indictment charging him with the first degree murder of Steve Brewer in May of 1973, and was sentenced to the minimum statutory punishment of imprisonment in the penitentiary for 10 years. (T.C.A. § 39-2408). He is now before this Court upon his appeal in the nature of a writ of error.